Effects of Urbanization on Stream Ecosystems

What we measured

Overview:

Changes in the landscape as a watershed urbanizes
may cause changes in stream hydrology (flow), water temperature,
physical habitat, and water chemistry that are known to have profound
effects on aquatic communities of algae, invertebrate, and fish
which represent organisms with different life spans. In this study,
response variables were measured using consistent field and sampling
protocols and lab analytical procedures at all sites so that the
responses to urbanization can be compared among different metropolitan
study areas.